His reverence for Theodora is demonstrably visible by her inclusion in the famous mosaic of Justinian and his court (dated between 546-556) in the sanctuary of the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna ...

Byzantine Empress Theodora, would become an actress, prostitute, mistress, feminist, empress of the civilized world, and ...

Ravenna is on Italy's tourist map for one reason: its 1,500-year-old churches decorated with the richest collection of Byzantine mosaics anywhere. While locals go about their business, busloads of ...

My favorite church in Ravenna is Justinian’s Basilica di San Vitale. The building’s octagonal shape — very much an Eastern style — actually inspired the construction of the magnificent ...

Dante lived (and died) in Ravenna after his exile from ... Next door, the "soaring" Basilica di San Vitale has "shimmering" mosaics of Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora in "lush greens ...

Astutely, Justinian offered him the choice of staying on as governor or returning to receive his well-deserved triumph. Detail of the mosaic in the church of San Vitale (Ravenna) with the portrait of ...

Made up of thousands of small tiles, the mosaic is a feast of colour, depicting the Byzantine emperor, Justinian ... National Museum of Ravenna, which is next door to San Vitale.

Ravenna is on Italy's tourist map for one reason ... The mosaics on the walls and ceilings of San Vitale sit at a tipping point in time, when European art shifted from the style of ancient ...